The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-08
NAVAL STORES STATEMENT.

Receipts same day last year. 424 2,133
FINANCIAL-Money is in great demand, with
the supply ample.
Domestic Exchange Easy. Banks and bank
ers are buying sight drafts at "a per cent dis
count and selling at Is per cent discount to par
Fo1 eiJ1l .Erchdage-The market is heavy
Commercial demand, 81 S116; sixty days,
81 To- ninety days, "a .734; francs, Paris and
Havre commercial, sixty days, S. rs; Swiss,
SIS 2S16; marks, sixty days, 941s.
SECURITIEs-The market is very dull aud
nominal, owing to the scarcity of desirable
stocks and bonds. There is some inquiry for
city bonds.
STOCKS AND BoNDs-City Bonds-Atlanta 6
per cent long date, los bid, 10 asked; Atlanta
cent long date, 107 bid. 40 asked; Augusta Gs
long date, 10s bid, 40 asked; Columbus per
cent, 100 bid, 105 asked; Macon 6 per cent,
III bid, 112 asked; new savannah per cent,
January coupons, 1902 bid, 1929 asked new
Savannah per cent, February coupons, 1913
bid, 1924 asked.
State bonds Georgia new 6s, 1899, l0t bid,
102 asked; Georgia new 412s, 105l3 bid, 106l5
asked; Georgia per ent gold, quarterly cou-
pons. 10334 bid, 105 asked; Georgia per cent,
coupons January and July, maturity 1896, 100
bid 121 asked.
Raaroad Stocks--Central common, exdivi-
dend 100 bid, ~ asked; Augusta and Savannah
Z per cent guaranteed, ex-dividend 1879 bid,
l32 asked; Georgia common, 1893 bid, 1875
ex-dividend 124I5 bid, i25l6 asked; Central
per cent certificates. eX-interest 9S12 bid, 9J15
asked; Atlanta and West Point railroad stock,
i01 bid, 100 asked; Atlanta and West Point
per cent certificates, eX-interest 10l bid, 1929
asked.
Railroad Bonds-Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway Company general mortgage
per cent interest. coupons October, III bid,
liz asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage
consolidated per cent, coupons January and
July, maturity 1897, Ill bid, 1l2 asked;
Central consolidated mortgage per cent,
coupons January and July, maturity 1898,
Ito bid, 11034 asked; Georgia railroad 6s, 1897,
106 bid, 106 asked; Mobile and Girard second
mortgage Endorsed per cent, coupons January
and July, maturity 1889, 104 bid, los asked;
Montgomery and Eufaula first mortgage 6 per
cent, Endorsed by Central railroad, 10S bid,
100 asked; Marietta and North Georgia first
mortgage, so years, 6 per cent, 1904 bid, 10l19
asked; Charlotte, Columbia ana Augusta first
mortgage, 1l0A BID, 11l14 asked Charlotte, Co
lumbia and Augusta second mortgage, 10
asked; Western Alabama second mortgage in
dorsed per cent, 1906 bid, 10 asked; South
Georgia and Florida Endorsed, 11S bid, 40
ASKED; South Georgia and Florida second
mortgage, ia bid 116 asked; Augusta and
Knoxville first mortgage Z per cent, Ill bid,
III asked; Gainesville, Jefferson and South
ern first mortgage guaranteed, rs bid, 11616
asked; Gainesville, Jefferson and Southern not
guaranteed, 113 asked Ocean. Steamship
railroad, 1884 bid, 1O334 asked; Gainesville,
Jefferson and Southern second mortgage
guaranteed, 1i3 asked; Columbus and
Rome first mortgage bonds, indorsed by Cen
and Western per cent guaranteed. 109 bid,
10 asked; City and Suburban railway first
mortgage per cent, 107 bid 1903 asked
Bank iStocks-Nomnal Southern Bank of
the State of Georgia. 1893 bid, 202 asked; Mer-
chants National Bank, 100 bid, 1855 asked Sa-
vannah Bank and Trust Company, SO bid, 9S
asked; National Bank of Savannah, 100 bid,
121 asked; Ogethorpe Savings and Trust Com
pany i07 bid, 1903 asked.
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock, ex-
dividend, 20 bid, 2o16 asked; Mutual Gas Light
stock, 20 bid, % asked.
BAcoN-Market firm and advancing; demand
good; smoked clear rib sides, 9%c' shoulders
i1Ac; dry sailed clear rib sides, so; long clear,
Size; bellies, slSc shoulders, none; hams, 13c.
BAGGING AND TrEs-Market steady. We
quote Bagging-24 lbs, sG1S14c; 2 ibs $40
71sc; IN lbs 7GD714c according to brand and
quantity. Iron ties-Arrow and other brands
none; nominal. 81 IS per bundle, according to
brand and quantity. Bagging and ties in retail
lots fraction higher.
BUTTER--MarlSe steady; choice Goshen, 20c
gilt edge, 22Q25c; creamery 25026c.
Characterization, 13c.
CHEEsE-Market steady; fair demand. We
quote, 11@14c
CoFFEE-The market is dull and declining.
We quote: Ordinary, 19c; fair, 19I8c good, zoe;
choice. 21c.
DRIED FRuIT--Apples evaporated, 111Sc;
peeled, 7I6c. Peaches peeled, zoe; unpeeled,
501Tc, Currants, &c, Citron, 25c.
DRY GooDs-The market is firm; business fair.
We quote: Prints 408c. Georgia brown shirt
ing, "a, 4l6c; rs do, 5l6c; "a brown sheeting,
619c; white osnaburgs, 61S(19lkc; checks, 64G1
&C.; yarns, S5c for best makes; brown drillngs,
FisH@Light demand en- account of high